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French, and the Army organised in three brigades with Moore's Corps still separate— French slip off towards Swineford— Corn-wallis again sends for Moore, and decides, in opposition to the views of all his Generals, to move the main Army for Carrick-on-Shannon wd Ballyhaunis — Moore is sent to support Lake — Enemy after following the Manor Hamilton road to Druma-haire turn off towards Shannon — Moore on march is diverted to Carrick-on-Shannon to follow Lord Cornwallis — French defeat Colonel Yereker with the Limerick City Militia and capture two guns — Crauford, with Lake's mounted men, closely follows the • French, and, after passing the Shannon, their position being hopeless in presence of Cornwallis' Army, correctly placed by him, they surrender between Mohill and G-ranard — Moore, very much exhausted, sleeps in a bed at Mohill and has long talk with Corn-wallis at Packenham Hall — Moore is placed with his Corps at Moate to be available for acting on Lord Cornwallis' orders, espe-cially in view of invasion by French Corps expected from Brest — Lord Cornwallis reviews his own campaign— Moore's comments on it — Fresh alarms of French invasion in the North — The news of Nelson's destruction of the French fleet " off the. Nile" quiets alarm as to French movement by sea — Two French men-of-war anchor in Donegal Bay — Troops moving to winter quarters are stopped and held ready for prompt action— The French put to sea again, and news arrives that Sir Charles Warren has dispersed the French fleet designed for Irish invasion — Six French ships put into Killala Bay, but disappear — " Ireland is no longer to be subdued by such a force as that " — Lord Cornwallis and the English Militia have changed the whole situation — Lord Cornwallis invites Moore to stay at the Phoenix Park — Moore's description of the life there — The trial of Wolfe Tone—His speech— He attempts suicide — Application is made for a writ of Habeas Corpus in Tone's behalf — He dies from his self-inflicted wound — Moore's satisfaction at the resulting reductions in the trials of civil cases by Courts-martial — General Charles Stuart applies for Moore's services — Moore would be delighted to go, but Mr. Secretary Dundas vetoes it because Lord Cornwallis has in private letters expressed such esteem for Moore that Moore's removal might give Lord Cornwallis umbrage — Moore is ordered on a secret expedition and leaves Ireland . . 312-

CHAPTER XIY

THE CAMPAIGN OF THE HELDEE

The scheme for which Sir Charles Stuart had asked for Moore's co-operation is frustrated by the diversion of Moore and the troops he was to have commanded under Stuart to Sir Ralph Abercromby's expedition to the Helder — Preliminary explanation of certain facts apparently not known to Moore at the time he joined Sir Ralph's command — Double nature of the expedition — The intrigues